Rabenstein CastleMobile History: Rabenstein Castle. () is a ruined rock castle in Carinthia, Austria. The castle is above sea level.Plechl, Pia Maria. 1973. Land der Berge: die schönsten Pass- und Höhenstrassen Österreichs. Vienna: Molden, p. 78. Rabenstein Castle was built around 1100 to protect nearby Sankt Paul im Lavanttal.
History Rabenstein Castle began as a mere watchtower built on a tall hill. Rabenstein became a castle when Engelbert I Sponheim, Margrave of Istria founded St. Paul's Abbey in 1091 in order to protect the abbey and town around it.
The castle was occupied by the Rabensteins (whose name henceforth stuck to the structure) until 1200, and the Archbishop of Salzburg until 1300.
See also List of castles in Austria Saint Paul's Abbey, Lavanttal
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